‘A pleasant surprise last
week was the discovery of a brood of dabchicks in front of the house. I had no
idea that there was a nest, though I had been seeing the adults quite
frequently.I am staggered at the rate at which these chicks put away their
food. The parents are catching a stickleback every 30 seconds!
Also, two fun images of a tuftie female
having a go at a dabchick (both defending young) and then with the tables
turned. Hilarious to watch, given the David and Goliath nature of the
encounter, but in the end there was no contest. David Dabchick routed his
opponent. Of course, the dabchick may have been a female, but then the biblical
analogy becomes sadly redundant.’ TM
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